The Dalai Lama, a spiritual leader in Tibet, is vaccinating against a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) at Jonal Hospital in Dharamsala, northern India on the 6th (local time). EPA=Yonhap News
The Dalai Lama, 86, a spiritual leader in Tibet, was vaccinated against the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19).
According to Indian media such as NDTV and the Associated Press on the 7th, the Dalai Lama said, “To prevent serious problems, this vaccination will be very helpful.”
Vaccination against the Dalai Lama was conducted at Jonal Hospital in Dharamsala, northern India, where the government of exile is located. The Dalai Lama stayed in the hospital for about 30 minutes after vaccination to see if any side effects occurred.
GD Gupta, a doctor at the hospital, explained that “Dalai Lama came to the hospital and received vaccinations just like the general public.” Ten people living in the Dalai Lama’s official residence were also vaccinated on the same day.
Meanwhile, the Dalai Lama escaped the Tibetan capital Lhasa in 1959 to escape pressure from China, established an exile government in India, and continued non-violent independence movements for more than 60 years. In 1989, he received the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his contributions. The Dalai Lama, 86-year-old this year, has announced that he will decide whether to retire from the Dalai Lama position. The Dalai Lama is the title, and the current Dalai Lama is 14 generations.
In India, two types of vaccines are being used for vaccination: AstraZeneca vaccine, which is commissioned by the local pharmaceutical company Serum Institute (SII), and a vaccine developed by Barat Biotech, an Indian company. Both the AstraZeneca vaccine and the Barat Biotech vaccine require two doses.
The Dalai Lama is being vaccinated against a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) at Jonal Hospital in Dharamsala, northern India on the 6th (local time). EPA=Yonhap News
India’s 22 million people have completed the first vaccination
By this day, about 22 million people in India have completed the first dose of the vaccine.
India plans to finish vaccinating a total of 300 million people by July-August, but some targets avoid vaccinations and related app defects overlap, causing a slowdown in speed. Following medical staff, police, and soldiers, vaccinations for the general public for chronic comorbidities over the age of 60 or over 45 have begun this month.
The number of new confirmed cases per day, which reached 100,000 in September last year and then decreased to around 10,000 at the beginning of last month, is increasing again to the late 10,000 level. The cumulative number of confirmed cases in India on that day was 1,121,580 (based on world meter).
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